Weather Records on 7 July 1962

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1962. Highest significance: Kharar, IN.

Key Facts for 7 July 1962

On 7 July 1962, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 284 daily.
Kharar set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 7 July 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 7 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 7 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

222 broken records

Margins by which the 222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1962

Top 20 records on 7 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1962	Kharar, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1962	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Uruque, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Fazenda Patos, BR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Baker, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Quebrangulo, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Fazenda Jardim, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Riva, IT	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Valdosta 2 S, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1962	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 294 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1962-07-07: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	190
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1